FNUS75 KMSO 141543
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
943 AM MDT SUN JUL 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 PDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE
WILDFIRE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE
DRIER THAN THE TOP OF THE FIRE DURING THE DAYTIME...HOWEVER
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL BE DRIER AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE. SOME WIND
GUSTS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE. WINDS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AT THE LOWER ELEVATION AND
INFLUENCED BY THE TERRAIN...WITH UPSLOPE DAYTIME AND LIGHT/VARIABLE
OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...93-98.
                    TOP...85-90
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...11-16 PERCENT.
                    TOP...15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      7-12 MPH GUSTING TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE
                      AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...57-62 PERCENT.
                    TOP...45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                      BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
                    TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                      VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BOTTOM...300 FT AGL.
                    TOP...1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...95-100.
                    TOP...88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...9-14 PERCENT.
                    TOP...12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
                    TOP...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON GUSTING TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130714.ROUGH.01/MSO